Zoo Wall

This is interesting art. Did this zoo used to have elephants?

Yes it did! I cannot give you the exact dates, I think it was in the 1970s. It was a seasonal animal for two years.

blospz said:

Yes it did! I cannot give you the exact dates, I think it was in the 1970s. It was a seasonal animal for two years.

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Does anyone know where they were kept? I'm assuming near the area that got taken out for Grizzly Ridge. Can someone tell me what that area was called

CMZman said:

Does anyone know where they were kept? I'm assuming near the area that got taken out for Grizzly Ridge. Can someone tell me what that area was called

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Tiger Valley was the first named region when it opened in 1998. Before the mid-1990s, the zoo only had animals from the Americas for over a decade. The old zoo that was where Grizzly Ridge is now was thrown into Wild Prairie when it opened in 2002.

Yes, the Akron Zoo did have an elephant named Ebenezer, a baby Asian from 70-72, seasonally, when it was still the Akron Children's Zoo. I guess Wild Prairie is gone now. All that is left is the burrowing owls, snowy owls, and Grasslands Cafe. The snowy owl exhibit had thick-billed parrots, wild turkeys, and then snowy owls.